The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-10-26
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A MICHIGAN girl who chased robber
with ptchfork and made him drop his
booty is said to be overrun with admirers.
A New YORK hotel clerk boasts that he
has 81 800 worth of clothes given him every
year for sending customers to certain store.
In most cases one good turn deserves
another, but with the buckwheat cake on
the griddle one turn is enough.-Sprinafetd
Union.
LORD SALISBURY has been selling prop
erty in London that has been in his family
for generations. The sales amounted to
S1,000,000.
The Boston Pilot says that in the little
manufacturing town of Spencer Mass, out
of population of $500 there are over 5000
Roman Catholics.
AT the ant-poverty fair in New York the
vote stood as follows: For George, 9l7;
Blaine, 9l2 HILL 1872; Cox, go; Powderly,
30; Cleveland, 80,
A NEW JERSEY farmer has set his boy up
in the boot-blacking business. In this way
the old man makes hay while the son
Shines YonkerS Statesman.
AMONG the gifts lately presented to Prince
Bismarck was an immensely massive and
heavy writing-desk made of cannon-balls,
sent him by an English admirer.
THE full name of an English newspaper
is as follows The Ld1mceston Erdminer,
Commercials agricultural Adrertising Adver-
tiSer, Corn,CoH Chronicle and Times.
LONG and narrow pocket-books for women
are the latest fashion in that line Men,
particularly fathers, will continue to carry
the short, fat wall PhHddetphid eau.
THE superintendent of New York lu-
matte hospital declares that early rising is a
pernicious habit, and one which, if persisted
in, does much to injure the mental health.
THERE is one good thing about suit at law.
One party gets judgment and the other &C
qures experience; so there is no reason why
both sides should not be satisfied.-B0Ston
Transcript.
WHEN the girl who has encouraged a
young man for several years suddenly tells
him that she can never be more than a sis
ter to him he can for the first time see the
frecl<les on her nose.-Chicdg0 SATURDAY
ECcning Herald.
A BooNvILLE school-teacher had great
deal of trouble making boy understand
his lesson. Finally, however, he succeeded,
and, drawing long breath, remarked: " If
it wasn't for me you would be the biggest
donkey in Boonville. '-LouisrWe Times.
THE wonderful progress of the nineteenth
century is illustrated by the fact that
growing poplar tree may be cut down, made
into paper and turned out as a newspaper,
which may contain continental lie that
will defeat great political candidate-all
in thirty-siX hours.
MY dear" said gushing young wife TO
her practical husband, " what do these wall
ing, signing October winds remind you off"
" They remind me of the fact" he replied
somewhat sadly, " that / have got to ar
range in some way for winters stock of
coal. "-Hdrper'S Bdzdr.
AT recent meeting of the London An
thropological Institute DR.. George Harley
sought to prove that the conditions which
have increased mans comfort and stimu-
lated his mental faculties have lessened his
vii m CY
him more liable to fatal injuries.
A MAN named Gilbert is said to have
walked and run from Paris to Boulogne, 1876
miles, in thirty-six consecutive hours. Ii
is supposed that his new wife had told him
that she expected her mother that afternoon,
and that she would go and make some bis
cults for tea.-YonkerS Statesman.
JOSEPH PLEw, who murdered the Dun
ham family last February for money, was
sentenced at KOsCiusco, Ind, to ninety
nine years imprisonment Plew cursed
the jury fearfully, on hearing the verdict,
and said he would rather be hanged. I'm
less Plew takes good care of himself he will
hardly outlive his term
"YoU complain of having to pay your
pastors salary" said an old miller. "
will pay for you, and you shall not feel it. y
AT the end of the year he brought in re-
ceipt in full for the salary from the pastor
and then he explained 81 did it by taking
a little toll when you sent your grain to my
mill, and / took so little that none of you
felt it. You see how easily the pastor can
be paid. "-Reiigious Herald.
BARNUM indeed was the first Snowman in
this city that advertised literally, and this
gave the museum a handsome start; and
now, after half century of experience, his
advice to all business men is: Advertise
literally and it will always bring rich re
turn" He has spent in the aggregate
nearly S1,000,0O0 in this manner, but he
now has S3,000000 to show for it; and
reader. does not this look like paying in
vestment?-Ne,C York Letter.
THE zenith of assurance was reached by
an advertising agent who visited Biddeford
Maine, the other day. After decorating {
high board-fence with legends relating to his
particular wares he stepped into the road t.
admire the view. Noticing that two cherry
trees in a neighboring garden rather de
tracted from the effect, he coolly stepped
over and began to cut them down with al
axe he took from his wagon. The owne
arrived on the scene just in season to saw,
his property.
THE Chicago Mail has learned that al
enterprising man in Chicago proposes t.
procure tin boxes just large enough to hole
an ordinary sandwich, a piece of pie, flasl
of coffee and Chinese napkin. He will
fill light wagon with them and at a certain
hour-the lunch hour-will deliver to hi
patrons box and contents. for the sum o
fifteen cents. He says his scheme is work
ing and that he has secured over 300 sub
scribers on State and Dearborn streets. A
rapidly as his business increases he will pu
on more wagons.
THE wife of country minister sat in tn
front porch mendng clothes. A neighbo
stepped in for friendly chat. A baske
half full of buttons was on the floor of tn
porch. The visitor said You seem to b
well supplied with buttons, Mrs. Goodwin
My graciousl if there amt two of the sam
buttons that my husband had last winter OF
a suit" Indeed" said the minister
wife, calmly. "I'm surprised to hear it, a
all these buttons were found in the contri
bution-box. What, must you go? Well, b
sure and call again"
DIR. WARREN G. PRIEST of ST. Louis de
nOunces the idea that chewing gum is a.
aid TO digestion. He says: Any well-iI
formed Psychologist will deny this at once
Chewing gum produces flow of saliva int
the stomach at time when it is not needle
by that organ. This saliva burdens tn
stomach and forces it to abnormal action t
get rid of it, and at the same time the salivar
glands are robbed of the secretion an
obliged to do double work to produce tn
saliva necessary for mastication and dge'
ton So far as the stomach is concerned
chewing gum is as injurious as chewin
tobacco"
A MAN of curious tastes, whom the GdSet
calls " a future Rossi," has been maxim
the round Of the hospitals in st. Petersbur
in order to "see how people die" He il
quired of the different physicians whetht
fhnxr u a. not 70 on ,Nfl dan